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Middleground
The portion of a 2-dimensional piece of art that lies between the foreground and background.
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Background
The portion of a 2-dimensional piece of art that appears to be furthest from the viewer.
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Emphasis
The area of a painting or drawing that draws the eye.
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Foreground
The portion of a 2-dimensional piece of art that appears to be closest to the viewer.
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Neutral Colors
Greys, browns, black & white. These colors can be added freely to color families.
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Value
The darkness or lightness of a hue or natural shade.
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Composition
Where in a composition subject(s) are placed.
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Figure
A painting of one or more whole people.
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Portrait
A 2-d artwork which focuses on the head or head and shoulders of a figure. In 3-d art, it is called a bust.
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Plagiarism
Using someone else's words, paintings, or ideas or other intellectual work as your own.
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Hue
The name of a color.
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Landscape
A 2-d artwork which focuses on the scenery. If figures are present, they are not emphasized.
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Non-representational
Artwork that features no figures or objects but instead explores the other elements of art and design.
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Subjects
The people, structures, or objects in a piece of art.
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Still-Life
A 2-d artwork which features inanimate objects.
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Abstract
Simplification of shapes and figures in a work of art.
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Warm Colors
Reds, yellows, oranges.
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Cool Colors
Blues, greens, violets.
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Portfolio
A systematic, organized collection of an artist's work.
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Medium/ Media
Referring to the materials used to make art; categories of art, e.g. painting, sculpture.
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Sketch Journal (Book)
A book used for developing ideas, jotting down notes, and creating initial renderings for final pieces.
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Line
A path created by a point moving in space or across a surface. It is one dimensional and can vary in length, strength, angularity, and direction.
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Strength
How solid or un-solid a form is. This is implied by the thickness of a line.
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Edge
The outer boundary of an object.
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Movement
The suggested motion or action in a composition.
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Form
A three-dimensional volume or the illusion of three dimensions.
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Curve
Any line that isn't a straight line.
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Element of Art
The foundation on which all art is created. These include: line, shape, form, space, color, and texture.
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Direction
A characteristic of line that refers to its orientation in relationship to the canvas.
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Principle of Design
The way an artist uses the elements of art in their work. These include balance, emphasis, contrast, movement/rhythm, pattern/repetition, proportion/scale, and unity and harmony.
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Angles
The space between where two straight lines intersect.
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Rubric
A guide for judgment for scoring; a description of expectations.
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Contour Drawing
A continuous line drawing that defines the edge of a subject, giving it the illusion of shape and volume.
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Horizon Line
The point where land or water meets sky.
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Rule of Thirds
A compositional rule where elements are aligned along guidelines that divide the composition into thirds, horizontally and vertically.
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Rule of Odds
A main subject should be surrounded by an even number of objects, leading to a total of an odd number of objects.
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Tangential/ Kissing Elements
When two objects are just touching one another.
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Deconstruction
The process of breaking down complex shapes into simpler shapes.
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Shape
A two-dimensional area or plane that may be open or closed, free-form or geometric.
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Reconstruction
The process of making a complex shape from simple geometric shapes.
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Complex Shapes
Shapes that are not easily defined.
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Simple Shapes
Recognizable shapes made of only a few lines or curves, e.g., squares, trapezoids, circles, and ovals.
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Two Dimensional
Having height and length, but not depth.
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Converge
The act of coming together in a single location.
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Guide Lines
Faint lines that are drawn to aid in the creation of perspective, then erased in the final drawing.
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Vanishing Point
The point at which lines converge in a linear perspective drawing.
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Depth
In art, the illusion of three dimensions on a two-dimensional surface.
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Linear Perspective
A form of perspective in which parallel lines are represented as converging to create the illusion of depth.
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Two-point Perspective
Linear perspective that utilizes two vanishing points.
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One-point Perspective
Linear perspective that utilizes a single vanishing point.
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Atmospheric Perspective
The manipulation of color to create the illusion of depth.
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Vertical Features
Objects in a drawing that are on the vertical plane. These include street lamps, telephone poles, and fences.
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Horizontal Features
Objects in a drawing that are on the horizontal plane. These include sidewalks, rivers, and railroad tracks.
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